Deadline: 29 January 2018
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), in partnership with the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is inviting applications for institutional career development awards designed to train clinician and research scientists to conduct PCOR research within learning health systems (LHS) focused on generation, adoption, and application of evidence in order to improve the quality and safety of care.
Objectives
- Develop and implement a training program that includes both didactic and experiential learning and embeds the scholars at the interface of research, informatics, and clinical operations within learning health systems
- Identify, recruit, and train clinician and research scientists who are committed to conducting PCOR in health care settings that generate new evidence to facilitate rapid implementation that will improve quality of care and patient outcomes
- Establish Centers of Excellence in Learning Health System Research Training focusing on the application and mastery of the newly developed core LHS researcher competencies
- Support a learning collaborative across funded Centers of Excellence in LHS Research Training to promote cross institutional scholar-mentor interactions, cooperation on multi-site projects, dissemination of project findings, methodological advances, and the development of a shared curriculum
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $8,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $800,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Higher Education Institutions
- Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
- Private Institutions of Higher Education
- The following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for AHRQ support as Public or Private Institutions of Higher Education:
- Hispanic-serving Institutions
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
- Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs)
- Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions
- Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs)
- Foreign Institutions
- Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply.
- Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply online via given website.
Eligible Country: United States
For more information, please visit Grants.gov.